Line #42 ShoutOut/AGemInTheRough


1	!''Fanfic/AGemInTheRough''
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3	[[caption-width-right:350: [[Film/MaryPoppins Hmm... what would be nice? Let's start with raspberry ice and then some cake and tea!]]]]
4	! ''A Gem in the Rough''
5	* Steven consistently equates pirating with [[Franchise/PiratesOfTheCaribbean pillaging, plundering, rifling, and looting.]]
6	* When he hears that the "Mr. 5 Pair" are chasing a princess, Steven thinks of two of his favorite video game characters: [[Franchise/SuperMarioBros Mueo and Lue]].
7	* [[Film/ANewHope Instead of being called "Mr. Prince," Sanji ends up taking the name of "Obi-Wan Kenobi" due to Steven thinking of the name at random.]] The crew actually watches the original film, which leads to moments of self-revelation in both [[spoiler: Tashigi]] and Robin.
8	** It would be hard to keep up with the number of references or nods to ''Star Wars'' in the story, although special mention goes to describing the area where Steven fights Crocodile in the same way Anakin describes sand and for when Steven is literally reading aloud the [[ComicBook/StarWarsMarvel1977 Marvel comic adaptation of]] ''Film/ReturnOfTheJedi'' to an unconscious Luffy, with the dialogue coming from the real comic itself.
9	** Along similar lines, the narration from Amethyst's perspective in the beginning and end of "The Internalization Of Amethyst" were written to emulate how Matthew Stover would take pauses from the narrative of the ''Literature/RevengeOfTheSith'' to tell how it "felt to be Anakin Skywalker in that moment."
10	* Mr. 3's discusses how his art will feature the [[ComicBook/BatmanGrantMorrison slow agonizing ruination of a noble soul]] and how [[WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueUnlimited only when that soul was extinguished would be end his life.]]
11	* [[spoiler: Uncle Grandpa]] ties a headband around his head after quoting [[Theatre/RomeoandJuliet the balcony scene]] and shouts [[Anime/{{Naruto}} "Believe it!"]]
12	* Greg calls [[spoiler: Uncle Grandpa]] "[[Franchise/{{Superman}} Mr. Myxlplyx]]."
13	* Connie notes that the [[spoiler: UGRV]] is similar to the tents from ''Literature/HarryPotterAndTheGobletOfFire''.
14	* Discussion was made of the time that a [[Anime/{{Hamtaro}} hamster dimension]] made it in [[spoiler: the layer of the CN Multiverse which is basically Toonami.]]
15	* Greg and [[spoiler: Pizza Steve]] both confuse the concept of the [[spoiler: Multiverse with Grant Morrison's ''Comicbook/TheMultiversity.'']]
16	* [[spoiler: Pizza Steve]] has a friend named [[Series/{{Workaholics}} Brownie Ders.]]
17	* Steven tells Petrea that he [[Music/TheBeatles gets by with a little help from his friends.]]
18	* Dr. Kureha tells Petrea that she is not interested in her backstory, which is how Dick Grayson responds to Jason Todd in ''ComicBook/BatmanGrantMorrison''.
19	* Greg compares [[spoiler: Hypori]] to something out of ''Film/{{Alien}}'', wishing they could go back to [[spoiler: [[WesternAnimation/EdEddNEddy the cul-de-sac they visited]] or where that [[WesternAnimation/JohnnyBravo muscular dude lived]]]].
20	* [[spoiler: TOM and SARA]] think Greg is [[WesternAnimation/AquaTeenHungerForce Carl]].
21	* When searching for Steven, [[spoiler: TOM]] brings up locations from ''Anime/TenchiMuyo'', ''Franchise/DragonBall'', ''Anime/SailorMoon'', ''Anime/TransformersArmada'', and ''Anime/MobileFighterGGundam''.
22	* Steven plays [[Theatre/ThePiratesOfPenzance Frederick and the Pirate King.]] After Zoro declines to join in on the fun, Steven suggests they play Literature/PeterPan instead. Zoro is still not amused.
23	* Suggested names for the newly forming Island are [[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons The Land of Chocolate]] and [[WesternAnimation/FrostyTheSnowman Oatmeal]].
24	* Ace had to go. [[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons His planet needed him.]]
25	* Steven makes up a song for the Baroque Works Agents called [[Theatre/ThePiratesOfPenzance "I Am The Very Model Of A Cunning Tiger Millionaire." This same tune is later used for the omake song "A Gem In The Rough."]]
26	* Steven consistently calls Crocodile [[WesternAnimation/PeterPan "codfish" and sings "Never Smile At A Crocodile"]] while trapped in the Seastone cage.
27	* While trapped in the aforementioned cage, Damian asks Crocodile if he expected them to reveal their plan to take him down since they defected from Baroque Works. Steven counters [[Film/{{Goldfinger}} that Crocodile expects them to die]], pointing out the obvious villain tropes Crocodile follows.
28	* Sardonyx asks Crocodile about what would happen if he would be hit by her electrically charged war hammer. [[Film/XMen1 It would be the same thing that happened to everything else.]]
29	* Miss Merry Christmas tells her opponents that [[WesternAnimation/ThePrincessAndTheFrog they are in her would now, not their world.]]
30	* Damian has [[WesternAnimation/TheTransformersTheMovie better things to do than die by the hands of the "Mr. 4 Pair."]]
31	* Greg is afraid of being the [[Franchise/BackToTheFuture Jennifer Parker]] of the group during the fight with Miss Doublefinger.
32	* Miss Doublefinger asks Petrea why she would [[WesternAnimation/TheTransformersTheMovie recklessly throw away her life]] to which she replies that she replies that [[Anime/TenchiMuyoRyoOhki would rather die than forsake them]].
33	* Usopp believes the bomb will [[WesternAnimation/TheGrimAdventuresOfBillyAndMandy DESTROY THEM ALL! DESTROY THEM ALL! DESTROY THEM ALL!]]
34	* During the discussion about whether Steven needs to return to Beach City after Alabasta, Steven makes a passionate speech comparing his journey to a carnival, just like the ending of ''Anime/TenchiUniverse.''
35	* The three questions Garnet asks Robin when she is discovered aboard the Merry is reminiscent of ''Film/MontyPythonAndTheHolyGrail''.
36	* Ronaldo asks the Straw Hats if their ship is [[Film/TheWizardOfOz a good ship or a bad ship.]]
37	* When introducing the Straw Hats to his beach house, he tells them [[Film/WillyWonkaAndTheChocolateFactory to hold their breath, make a wish, and to count to three]].
38	* Greg proclaims to [[Creator/ChrisFarley live in a van down by the water]].
39	* Greg jokes about [[Film/Ghostbusters1984 Walter Peck and the E.P.A. learning about the Burning Room in the temple]].
40	* Doug Maheswaran points out the similarities between [[spoiler: Smoker]] and [[Literature/LesMiserables Javert]]. Connie even buys him the book!
41	* Zoro lands a hit on Holo-Pearl... [[Theatre/{{Hamlet}} a very palpable hit]].
42	* Smiley's is a place where [[Series/{{Cheers}} everybody knows your name]].
43	* Mayor Dewey suggests that [[spoiler: Smoker]] should be hired as Smiley's [[Film/Roadhouse1989 cooler]].
44	* When told to take to the sky to search for Peridot, Amethyst responds with [[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons "Up and at them."]]
45	* While messing around with his new [[spoiler: powers]], Greg says [[Film/WaynesWorld "Party on, Greg" before playing "Stairway To Heaven."]]
46	* The dialogue for the ''Crying Breakfast Friends'' episode is partially taken from "[[Recap/StevenUniverseS2E9SwornToTheSword Sworn To The Sword]]" and from ''WesternAnimation/SouthParkBiggerLongerAndUncut''.
47	* Greg calls the Crystal Temple a [[Literature/TheHobbit Hobbit Hole]] when the Gems don't come out to help clean the boardwalk.
48	* Steven's (pretend) combination to get into his mother's room is [[Film/WillyWonkaAndTheChocolateFactory "ninety-nine...forty-four... one hundred percent pure!]]
49	* Pearl channels the announcer from ''Anime/MobileFighterGGundam'' when she begins the duel between Connie, Zoro, and [[spoiler: Tashigi.]]
50	* Steven's comic selections include ''ComicBook/MsMarvel2014'' and ''ComicBook/{{Shazam}}'' the latter of whom is his favorite.
51	* [[spoiler: Smoker]] receiving a Newton's Cradle is one for ''Fanfic/LearningToBreatheUnderwater,'' which was the first ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'' fan fiction the author read.
52	* Connie describes the Belly Bag Badge and its P.C.M. as a mixture of a Warp Pad, [[ComicBook/NewGods a Boom Tube]], [[Literature/TheLordOfTheRings the One Ring]] and [[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheHalfBloodPrince Felix Felicis]].
53	* In addition to presenting Steven with the Steven Badge, [[spoiler: Uncle Grandpa]] also bequeaths him a [[VideoGame/PokemonRedandBlue TM containing Bubble Beam.]]
54	* When being asked a series of questions, [[spoiler: Uncle Grandpa]] joins in and asks [[Literature/AlicesAdventuresInWonderland "Why is a raven like a writing desk?"]]
55	* [[spoiler: Tashigi]] asks Zoro if he hold Kuina's old sword in her memory. His response? [[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheDeathlyHallows "Always."]]
56	* Before parting ways for the first time, Steven and Greg sing [[WesternAnimation/TheHobbit "The Greatest Adventure."]]
57	* At the end of AGITR, Steven is left pondering about the Cluster and Peridot, telling himself [[WesternAnimation/TwasTheNightBeforeChristmas "If only I could sleep...if only I knew.."]]
58	! ''Gems Without Measure; A Pirate's Treasure''
59	* Porche claims that Chopper [[WesternAnimation/DespicableMe1 is so fluffy that she is gonna die.]]
60	* Petrea sings her own version of [[Film/WillyWonkaAndTheChocolateFactory "The Candyman" called "Miss Valentine"]].
61	* When Luffy arrives to recruit the Beach City gang for the Davy Back Fight, Connie calls him [[Literature/TheHobbit "Luffy the Grey" and asks if he is there to share in an adventure.]] Luffy is confused by the reference and Connie drops it.
62	* Amethyst calls Peridot [[WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb "Peri the Platypus"]].
63	* Greg's response to hearing the phrase "We're Back" is to immediately respond with [[WesternAnimation/WereBackADinosaursStory "A Dinosaur's Story"]].
64	* Greg compares the Davy Back Fight to [[Franchise/HarryPotter Quidditch]] as he does not understand how either of them work.
65	* After Steven is forced to become a member of the Foxy Pirates, Greg is worried that he would have to stick around the crew like [[Theatre/ThePiratesOfPenzance Ruth]].
66	* Steven compares a member of a Foxy's pirates to [[VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog Sanic the Hedgehog's archenemy: Dr. Rabatnik (but don't call him "Dr. Eggoman.")]]
67	* When Steven returns to the crew after being won back in the Davy Back Fight, Greg quotes Literature/{{Jabberwocky}} in joy.
68	* Steven sings [[Music/{{Queen}} "Don't Stop Me Now"]] during the Half-Dash-Touch-Domination round of the Davy Back Fight.
69	* The singer who performs "Haven't You Noticed That I'm A Star" is given the name Vanessa Abadeer, a nod to Olivia Olson's two most [[WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb famous]] [[WesternAnimation/AdventureTime roles]].
70	* Greg calls himself a literal [[Theatre/TheMusicMan music man, complete with the sound of seventy-six trombones.]]
71	* The crew sings [[WesternAnimation/SnowWhiteAndTheSevenDwarfs "The Silly Song"]] for Steven's birthday party, with Robin working in lyrics referencing Creator/EdgarAllanPoe.
72	* Greg thinks an amnesiac Sanji is quoting [[Music/{{Queen}} "Bohemian Rhapsody.]] He is wrong.
73	* Rose Quartz has dated an [[ComicBook/GIJoeARealAmericanHeroMarvel Abernathy, Faireborn, and a Hauser in the past]]. Mention is also made of Iron Grenadier pirates and Sierra Gordo.
74	* When Connie tries to convince Nami that she knows about her backstory, she can't remember Genzo's name. Instead, she calls him [[Franchise/TheMuppets Gonzo]], although she instantly knows that she was wrong.
75	* Connie attempts to use the [[Film/WillyWonkaAndTheChocolateFactory "ninety-nine...forty-four...one hundred perecent pure"]] joke to get to Genevieve's paintings as a way to cheer Steven up. It just confuses everyone else.
76	* The island where the Straw Hats and Crystal Gems fight Tatsu the Sea Horse and eventually Aokiji is named [[Film/PrinceOfSpace Krankor.]]
77	* The cruise boat that had vanished before being found during the Ocean's Dream arc is called [[Series/GilligansIsland the Minnow]].
78	* [[WesternAnimation/APupNamedScoobyDoo "Connie said 'jinkies!' It must be a clue!"]]
79	* The three go-to detectives Steven and Connie think of are Dogcopter, Franchise/{{Batman}} and Franchise/SherlockHolmes.
80	* The description of [[spoiler: Amethyst's]] fight with Pearl and Garnet includes lyrics from "Actual Cannibal Creator/ShiaLaBeouf".
81	* When Greg hears that the seahorse who stole the crew's memories had the name Tatsu, his thoughts immediately turn to Shredder's right hand man from ''Film/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles1990.''
82	* Aokiji asks a frozen Luffy if that is how he'd want to be remembered: [[WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries surrounded by winter?]] He follows this by saying how having Nico Robin as a friend will [[Film/TheDarkKnightRises break him and the crew, from their spirits to their bodies]].
83	* Nami [[Film/ANewHope can imagine quite a lot of treasure]].
84	* Nami mentions Ratchet playing the crew like [[Film/BatmanReturns a harp from hell]].
85	* Nami asks Luffy where he was [[Anime/TenchiMuyoRyoOhki when they handed out the brains]].
86	* Steven warns the crew not to touch anything in the cave that the crew searches for the Golden Crown in just in case it turns out to act like [[WesternAnimation/{{Aladdin}} the Cave of Wonders.]]
87	* While searching for clues about the location of the Golden Crown, Greg compares the Straw Hats to [[WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooWhereAreYou Mystery Inc.]]
88	* [[ComicBook/TheMightyThor "He who pulls this harpoon, if he be worthy, will possess the power of]] [[Literature/MobyDick Captain Ahab"]].
89	* Steven compares Ratchet's castle with that of various video game villains, including the ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'' world's versions of [[Franchise/SuperMarioBros Bowser]], [[VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog Dr. Robotnik]] and [[Franchise/MegaMan Dr. Wily]].
90	* Steven quotes the end of VideoGame/SuperMarioBros1 when the Golden Crown adventure concludes.
91	* The closest island to Mecha Island on a map is [[Literature/TheOdyssey Telemachus Island]].
92	* The city of Pucci is located on [[WesternAnimation/TheDoverBoys Backslide Island]].
93	* When playing around together, Connie tells Steven that his terrible pun has [[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons killed her and for him not to cry for her]].
94	* As shown in the page image, Connie and Steven eat [[Film/MaryPoppins raspberry ice and cake while on their date. To further drive home the point, they both sing a reworked version of "Jolly Holiday"]].
95	* Steven gets the power to float after Connie [[spoiler: kisses him]] ala ''WesternAnimation/RudolphTheRedNosedReindeer''.
96	* Steven and Connie March along happily to "[[WesternAnimation/{{The Jungle Book\|1967}} Colonel Hathi's March]]."
97	* Connie notes that there is [[Theatre/{{Hamlet}} something rotten in the state of Water Seven.]]
98	* Franky, as in the English dub, calls himself a [[WesternAnimation/HongKongPhooey Number One Super-Guy]].
99	* Steven, Apollo, and Nero sing ''[[WesternAnimation/{{Pinocchio}} A Musician's Life For Me]]'', which [[spoiler: foreshadows the former characters' similar natures to the characters of Honest John and Gideon]].
100	* Steven believes that Nero and Apollo are secret agents like [[ComicBook/{{Grayson}} Dick Grayson]], ComicBook/BlackWidow, ComicBook/NickFury and Film/JamesBond. Neither one of them know who he is talking about, but roll with it.
101	* [[spoiler: Phil's]] threat to Psycho P is primarily taken from ''ComicBook/BatmanTheDarkKnightReturns''.
102	* The description for Takafumi Liu (the chocolatier and confectioner that Damian and Genevieve meet on Backslide Island) is almost word-for-word how Roald Dahl describes Willy Wonka's appearance in ''Literature/CharlieAndTheChocolateFactory'' which serves as foreshadowing that he is a [[spoiler: literal candy-man who has eaten the Candy-Candy Fruit.]]
103	* Genevieve's "Color Trap: Musical Deep Blue" forces Hina, Jango, Fullbody, Psycho P, and herself to perform "[[WesternAnimation/BatmanTheBraveAndTheBold I'm The Music Meister]]."
104	* Greg sings "[[Music/EltonJohn Rocket Man]]" when the train of the same name crashes through the Aqua Laguna wave.
105	* When introducing himself, Sogeking declares [[WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries "I am the bravest warrior on the Grand Line! I am the king of the snipers! I...AM...SOGEKING!"]]
106	* Damian believes that if [[Film/UnderSiege Casey Ryback could stop terrorists on a boat]] and [[Film/UnderSiege2DarkTerritory on a train]], the Straw Hats would have no issue stopping [=CP9=] on a sea train. It is revealed that Damian and Mayor Dewey have watched the ''Under Siege'' movies several times together in the month he had lived there.
107	* Steven sings a modified version of "[[WesternAnimation/MrMagoo I'm All Alone in the World]]" to Robin while she is at her lowest, changing the song from a lament about how [[Literature/AChristmasCarol Ebenezer Scrooge]] felt alone as both a child and an adult to Steven reminding Robin that she is never alone.
108	* [[spoiler: Eirney Heca]] describes herself as a [[ComicBook/TheTransformersMoreThanMeetsTheEye mnemosurgeon.]]

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